AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarScientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infectionLive Science - By Nicoletta LaneseScientists have finally recreated the initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube, offering an incredibly zoomed-in view of the virus in action. The …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatar2 women earn Chemistry Nobel Prize for gene-editing tool CRISPRLive Science - By Nicoletta LaneseThe 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two women who developed a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, which snips DNA like a pair of molecular …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarXPrize launches $5 million competition for better COVID-19 testsLive Science - By Rachael RettnerThe competition will last six months, with winners announced in early 2021. A new XPrize competition calls on the "world's brightest minds" to develop …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarNikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who was the better inventor?Live Science - By Tia GhoseNikola Tesla would have celebrated his 164th birthday today (July 10). The Serbian-American scientist was a brilliant and eccentric genius whose …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarCompletely New Form of Gold CreatedLive Science - By Yasemin SaplakogluUnder extreme conditions, gold rearranges its atoms and forms a previously unknown structure. And when the pressures were pushed to the equivalent of …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarThis Mathematician's 'Mysterious' New Method Just Solved a 30-Year-Old ProblemLive Science - By Rafi LetzterA mathematician has solved a 30-year-old problem at the boundary between mathematics and computer science. He used an innovative, elegant proof that …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatar'Talking Lasers' That Beam Messages into Your Head Could Be Here in 5 Years, Pentagon SaysLive Science - By Brandon SpecktorAs a part of a military initiative called the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWP), the project aims to create laser weapons that can …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarIn a Lab Accident, Scientists Create the First-Ever Permanently Magnetic LiquidLive Science - By Yasemin SaplakogluFor the first time, scientists have created a permanently magnetic liquid. These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatar'Spooky' Quantum Entanglement Finally Captured in Stunning PhotoLive Science - By Yasemin SaplakogluScientists just captured the first-ever photo of the phenomenon dubbed "spooky action at a distance" by Albert Einstein. That phenomenon, called …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatar5G Network: How does it work, and is it dangerous?Live Science - By Tim ChildersThe fifth generation of cellular technology, 5G, is the next leap in speed for wireless devices. This speed includes both the rate mobile users can …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarA Sunken Soviet Sub Is Raising the Radioactivity of the Norwegian Sea 800,000-Fold. But Don't Worry.Live Science - By Laura GeggelA Cold War Soviet nuclear submarine met disaster 30 years ago when it sank in the Norwegian Sea, leading to the deaths of 42 sailors. But instead of …
AvatarLive ScienceAvatarAvatarSpace Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy SatellitesLive Science - By Mindy WeisbergerWhat does it take to be a space archaeologist? No, you don't need a rocket or a spacesuit. However, lasers are sometimes involved. And infrared …